The current health and ecological context has certainly had an impact on the French vision of the environment and lifestyles. Remote work. Alternative to public transport and car. Renewable energy. Various government initiatives support consumers who want to invest in these issues. For example, let’s talk about an electric vehicle purchase aid offered by Emmanuel Macron at the end of the lockdown to support the revival of the auto market. Or an aid scheme for the aviation industry that aims to create the first aircraft that does not emit CO2 thanks to the use of hydrogen.
Another example: promoting renewable energy generation through solar panels. Subsidies are available to help individuals install panels on the roof of their homes and generate electricity to be consumed on-site or sold to the EDF. You still need to figure out where to buy the solar panels. To make the process easy for all potential customers, Ikea said: all together to buy and install solar panels. The service is called… Solstice.
Budget between 3700 euros and 5300 euros including tax
The Swedish giant has signed a partnership to do just that. Voltalia, a French company specializing in the installation of solar panels. Responsible for the sale and assembly of panels. Ikea takes care to define needs and offers a simulation tool where you can evaluate the budget involved. from 3700 euros including tax to about 5300 euros including taxsolar panel, modulator box and mounting are included.
The total budget depends on three criteria. Model of solar panel: Solstråle Basica set of eight blue polycrystalline solar panels, or More, eight black monocrystalline panels. The second is 4% more expensive than the first. Then, if you’re an Ikea Family cardholder, you have a 15% discount off the regular price. Finally, the VAT applied to the sales price excluding tax depends on the age of the house. 6% or 21%.
32 departments covered at launch
That’s why Ikea’s solar panels are now available in France. Initially only certain regions are covered: Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Occitanie, Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. And not all divisions of these regions are covered: it is 32. As you can see, the sun-drenched regions are served first, without any surprises. But Ikea promises that the entire tricolor zone will be covered by the end of the year.
Photovoltaic solutions are becoming more and more fashionable all over the world, as solar energy is renewable and cleaner. Bearing in mind that this makes it possible to reduce the energy dependence of a house. A few days ago, we reported this testimony of a Californian family a few months after Tesla installed solar cells. And the experience is very positive.
